Peer-to-peer home rental firm Airbnb disrupted the hospitality industry when it was founded a decade ago and now it is the third highest valued VC-backed tech company in the world , with a valuation of around US $ 31bn . Headquartered in San Francisco , Airbnb now has

satellite offices in Dublin , London , Barcelona , Paris , Milan , Copenhagen , Berlin , Moscow , São Paolo , Sydney and Singapore . The company ’ s marketplace provides consumers with access to over 5mn

places to stay in more than 81,000 cities and 191 countries . Speaking at the Skift global travel conference in October , Airbnb ’ s President of Homes , Greg Greeley , revealed that the Californian startup has welcomed over 400mn guest arrivals since it was first founded . www . airbnb . co . uk

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